One of its nicknames is “la Dotta” (the Learned), because of its ancient University, and one is “la Grassa” (the Fat) because of its cuisine. This city has earned the title of “UNESCO Creative City of Music” and boasts one of the largest and best-preserved medieval city centres in Europe. It is full of bars, restaurants, taverns, theatres and shops.

Bologna is the hometown of great artists, such as:

Giorgio Morandi, Guido Reni, the Carracci, Guercino, Aspertini. It fascinated and captivated famous people such as Mozart, Carducci, Dante, Rossini and the winner of the Nobel prize for Physics, Guglielmo Marconi.